Question

Assertion: Acetone and aniline shows negative deviations.
Reason: H-bonding between acetone and aniline is stronger than that between acetone-acetone and aniline-aniline.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
• D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Hydrogen bonding between acetone and aniline is stronger as compared to acetone and aniline - aniline. This is why acetone and aniline shows negative deviations.